1. Tuberculosis Kasey Johnson & Bethanie Velasco

2. Outline Vocabulary Background Symptoms Treatment Conclusion Work Cited

3. Vocabulary Tuberculosis: a potentially serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs. Latent: inactive Phlegm: mucus made by respiratory system Chronic: persisting for a long time or reocurring Respiratory system: the set of organs that allows a person to breathe and exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body.

4. Background an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs. TB is spread via droplets, when someone speaks, coughs, sneezes, etc. ever since the 80’s, TB cases have increased along with cases of HIV. HIV weakens the immune system which then becomes unable to fight of the TB bacteria over the years tuberculosis has become more severe because strands are becoming drug resistant.

5. Symptoms Chronic Coughing (sometimes blood-tinted) Weight Loss Night Sweats Fever Chest Pain Swollen Lymph Nodes phlegm

6. Diagnosis Skin Test Chest X-Ray CT Scan Physical Exam Blood Test Sputum Test

7. Treatment With tuberculosis, you must take antibiotics for at least six to nine months. The exact drugs and length of treatment depend on your age, overall health, possible drug resistance, the form of TB (latent or active) and the infections location in the body.

8. Works Cited "Tuberculosis." Treatments and Drugs. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2016.